Re: [SQL] random rows

2001-04-26 Thread Josh Berkus
Jie, > How I can return random N rows from my select stmt? > like: > e.g. what my selectee is a set of 1000 rows, I want randomly > pickup 100 of 1000. You'd have to do it inside a function or external program, and copy the rows to a temporary table (which is what you'd return to the user). Th

Re: [SQL] random rows

2001-04-26 Thread Joao Pedro M. F. Monoo
Hi! > How I can return random N rows from my select stmt? > like: > e.g. what my selectee is a set of 1000 rows, I want randomly > pickup 100 of 1000. use the LIMIT clause example SELECT * FROM test_table LIMIT 100; you can also use the OFFSET clause to skip to n row and the fetch the n desi

[SQL] random rows

2001-04-26 Thread Jie Liang
How I can return random N rows from my select stmt? like: e.g. what my selectee is a set of 1000 rows, I want randomly pickup 100 of 1000. thanks. Jie LIANG St. Bernard Software 10350 Science Center Drive Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92121 Office:(858)320-4873 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.stbernard.